Introduction At the end of chapter 11, we saw how the chief priests and the teachers of the law and the elders came to the Lord Jesus and they questioned his authority. They said to him: Who gave you the authority to do the things you're doing? And then in chapter 12 we read how … Continue reading Mark 12(35–37) →

Introduction Earlier in this chapter we read how the Pharisees and Herodians came to the Lord with a question about paying taxes to Caesar. But they weren't really interested in his answer, because Mark tells us that they wanted to catch him in his words; they wanted him to say something incriminating or to say … Continue reading Mark 12(28–34) →

Opposition Today's passage -- like the one last week -- is related to the parable of the wicked tenants which began chapter 12. Remember? The wicked tenants in the parable symbolise the leaders in Israel in Old Testament times; and over the years the Lord God sent his prophets to appeal to them to repent … Continue reading Mark 12(18–27) →

Introduction Do you remember the parable from last week? The Lord told a parable of a man who planted a vineyard; he then rented it out to certain men and went away on a journey. At harvest time, the man sent a servant to collect his share of the crop; but the tenants beat the … Continue reading Mark 12(13–17) →

Introduction The last time we studied Mark's gospel together we read how the Lord Jesus went into the temple in Jerusalem and he overturned the tables of the moneychangers and the benches of those who were selling doves and he wouldn't allow anyone to carry merchandise through the temple courts. He complained that they had … Continue reading Mark 11(27)–12(12) →

Introduction Appearances can be deceiving, can't they? You see something and it appears to be a certain way; but on closer inspection you discover that it's quite different. You see a brochure for a holiday and the accommodation looks lovely and there's a big swimming pool out the back and fantastic views. But when you … Continue reading Mark 11(12–25) →

Introduction As a child I used to watch on TV a programme called 'Ask the Family'. I'm sure there are people here today who remember it. It was a quiz programme; and each week two teams competed against one another. Each team comprised mum, dad and two children; hence the title of the show, 'Ask … Continue reading Mark 11(01–11) →

Introduction Every Sunday we come together and we sing songs of praise to God about Jesus Christ. When we pray, we give thanks to God for Jesus Christ. We hear sermons about him and about what he did when he was here on the earth. During the week, in our meetings and other activities, we … Continue reading Mark 10(46–52) →

Introduction I really want to focus today on verse 45, because it's one of those verses which we come across now and again which briefly sums up the whole of the gospel and which encapsulates everything which we need to know and believe about the Saviour, Jesus Christ. But before we get to that verse, … Continue reading Mark 10(32–45) →

Introduction We studied the first part of this passage before Easter and the conversation between the rich, young ruler and the Lord Jesus Christ. The rich, young ruler asked the Lord what he must do to inherit eternal life; and in the course of studying this passage we considered three views which people hold about … Continue reading Mark 10(23–31) →